US Labor Department unveils proposal on contract, franchise worker pay

President Donald Trump's administration on Wednesday moved to make it more difficult to hold companies liable when their contractors or franchisees violate
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The Australian Labor Party’s Foreign Policy No Longer Matches the World’s Realities

The party’s platform clings to the U.S. alliance while ignoring its own commitment to self-reliance and the opportunities of the Asia-Pacific. In July, the Australian Labor Party (ALP) will hold its 50th National Conference in Adelaide. Prime Minister ...

Van Jones mocks ex-Labor Secretary’s dad with a new nickname after reports of his ‘weird’ texts

“This should have been ended as soon as the dad was doing weird stuff,” CNN Commentator Van Jones said.

Labor Secretary Steps Down Amid Internal Investigation

Lori Chavez-DeRemer was facing multiple scandals and an internal inquiry into charges of misconduct. By Rebecca Davis O’Brien Lori Chavez-DeRemer, President Trump’s embattled labor secretary, stepped down on Monday as multiple scandals and investigations closed in on her.

‘Such a f-ing distraction’: Labor Department probe overshadows Trump’s worker agency

Anthony D’Esposito, who leads the Labor Department’s in-house watchdog, has spent this year investigating damaging allegations against agency Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer and her closest aides, a probe that has already prompted multiple people to resign from the agency.

Labor union, PECO accuse each other of acting in bad faith in competing complaints

Both PECO and IBEW Local 614 have filed complaints with the National Labor Relations Board, accusing each other of acting in bad faith during contract talks.